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1936

  • Work on this object began.

1953

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2024

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Print, Frankie and Johnny (Frankie and Johnnie)

This is a Print. It was created by Thomas Hart Benton and published by Associated American Artists and printed by George C. Miller, New York. It is dated 1936 and we acquired it in 1953. Its medium is lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by William J. Donald. It is credited Gift of William J. Donald.

Its dimensions are

Platemark: 41.3 × 56.5 cm (16 1/4 × 22 1/4 in.) 52.1 × 60.2 cm (20 1/2 × 23 11/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in plate, lower right. Signed in margin, in graphite, lower right: "Benton"

Cite this object as

Print, Frankie and Johnny (Frankie and Johnnie); Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889–1975); Printed by George Charles Miller (American, 1894–1965); Published by Associated American Artists (United States); USA; lithograph on paper; Platemark: 41.3 × 56.5 cm (16 1/4 × 22 1/4 in.) 52.1 × 60.2 cm (20 1/2 × 23 11/16 in.); Gift of William J. Donald; 1953-102-15

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